2021 Subaru Outback: sunroof shattered

6 of the 300 complaints about the 2021 Subaru Outback describe sunroof shattered.

owner complaints: 6
of this car's complaints: 2%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 10 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Sunroof shattered by model year

2026
1
2025
4
2024
4
2023
6
2022
4
2021
6
2020
5
2019
8
2018
12
2017
12
2016
7
2015
12
2013
8
2012
4
2011
1
2010
3
2006
1
2005
1
2001
1
1999
1

What owners say

Filed Oct 2, 2025 · Body · MS

Sunroof exploded driving home in 90 degree sunny and clear weather. It sounded like a gun went off right over my head. It scared me so bad I jerked my steering wheel into the other lane. Thank God no one was in that lane. I had to get it replaced at Mid State Glass company. according to what I found on the internet this happens rather frequently. No notification by Subaru that this was even a possibility. I have the receipt the replaced sunroof and photos of the sunroof after it exploded.

Filed Nov 26, 2024 · Visibility · CO

I was driving when I heard a loud explosion sound. I first thought a rock or gunshot hit my car and pulled over to examine my car. I checked all around the car and didn't notice any damage on the side of my car but then I noticed that my sunroof was shattered. The glass was pushed outward which meant that it was not hit by an object. Luckily, my interior cover to my sunroof was closed at the time so I was not harmed.

Filed Apr 15, 2023 · TN

The moonroof glass exploded yesterday in my parking lot. I contacted local dealers and they refused to cover it under factory warranty.

Filed Jul 22, 2022 · WA

While driving eastbound on I-90 at the top of Snoqualmie pass, the sunroof completely shattered causing small pieces of glass to cover the small children in the back and driver and front seat passenger. At the time there were no vehicles in front of us and there was a cargo carrier on the roof racks. This caused small pieces of glass to go everywhere causing small lacerations to 2 of the occupants. There were no warnings signs of this extreme failure of the glass. The vehicle was repaired by a Subaru dealership.

Filed Dec 5, 2021 · Visibility · UT

The sunroof on my 2021 Subaru Outback exploded for no apparent reason while I was driving. There was no impact by any object, and the glass shattered into innumerable pieces, suggesting it was definitively tempered, not laminated, glass. The weather was sunny and 50 degrees Fahrenheit. I happened to have my sunroof shade closed - if I hadn’t, I would have gotten glass in my hair and possibly in my eyes while driving my car.

Filed Jan 3, 2021 · 200 miles · NM

This is an issue we experienced with an exploding sunroof of our new subaru outback. We purchased the vehicle on december 22, 2020. Within days of the purchase, on december 27, 2020, the sunroof spontaneously exploded while driving the vehicle. Both the sunroof and interior sunroof covering were closed at the time. The fractured glass was broken outward which leads us to believe this is a vehicle manufacturing defect. We have contacted the dealership where we purchased the vehicle and they referred us to subaru corporate headquarters.